Bill Text: MI SR0123 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to commemorate April 11-17, 2022, as Black Maternal Health Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-12 - Adopted [SR0123 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-SR0123-Enrolled.html
senate resolution no.123
Senators Geiss, Hollier, Santana, Moss, Chang, Irwin, Ananich, Brinks, Bullock, Alexander, Bayer, McMorrow, Polehanki and Wojno offered the following resolution:
A resolution to commemorate April 11-17, 2022, as Black Maternal Health Week.
Whereas, According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Black mothers in the United States die at two to three times the rate of white mothers; and
Whereas, The CDC data from 2014-2017 for pregnancy-related deaths shows that there were 13.4 deaths per 100,000 live births for white women, 41.7 deaths per 100,000 live births for Black women, and 17.3 deaths per 100,000 live births for women of all races in the United States; and
Whereas, Black maternal death is one of the widest of all racial disparities in women’s health; and
Whereas, Black women are 22 percent more likely to die from heart disease than white women, 71 percent more likely to die from cervical cancer, and three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related causes; and
Whereas, According to the National Institutes of Health, when compared with white women with the conditions of preeclampsia, eclampsia, abruptio placentae, placenta previa, and postpartum hemorrhage, which are common causes of maternal death and injury, Black women are two to three times more likely to die than white women who had the same condition; and
Whereas, According to the Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance Project, between 2014 to 2018, Black women in Michigan experienced a pregnancy-related mortality rate of 24.1 deaths per 100,000 live births compared to 8.5 deaths per 100,000 live births for white women in Michigan; and
Whereas, The United States has the highest maternal death rate in the developed world and our state ranks 25th in the nation for maternal death; and
Whereas, These alarming statistics for Black maternal health cut across socio-economic status, maternal age, and education levels; and
Whereas, We recognize the necessity for increased attention to the state of Black maternal health as well as the need to study and understand the root causes of poor maternal health outcomes; and
Whereas, We support community-driven programs, care solutions, the improvement of prenatal care and overall maternal healthcare, the improvement of breastfeeding rates and nutrition, and the amplification of the voices of Black mothers, women, families, and stakeholders including Black women from across the diaspora and Afro-Latinx groups; and
Whereas, We also recognize the necessity to end maternal mortality globally in order to strengthen the need for maternal health and rights; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That the members of this legislative body commemorate April 11-17, 2022, as Black Maternal Health Week.
